Antique 18K gold mounted cameo representing Bacchus offering Cupid a cup of wine, after Bertel Thorv 1880

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€ 1.750

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• Sur l'oeuvre d'art

  Antique jewelry object group
  brooch
  
  Condition
  very good condition
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  Country of origin
  unknown
  
  Style
  Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from themiddle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveaustyle have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
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  Style specifics
  The Grand Victorian Period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called The Victorian era (1837 - 1901) into three periods of about twenty years each; The Romantic Victorian Period (1837 - 1860), The Grand Victorian Period (1860 - 1880),and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period (1880 - 1901).
  
  We consider this to be of the Grand Victorian Period.
  
  This second Victorian period is famous for its ostentatious pieces set with pearls and diamonds (from South Africa). From ca. 1850 wealthy English had reported about jewelry from India and Japan, which heavily inspired the jewelers of this period. Thisperiod also corresponds with the death of Queen Victoria's husband King Albert making mourning jewelry (set with heavy dark stones) the type of jewelry specific for this period.
  
  Period
  ca. 1880
  Events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.
  
  Source of inspiration
  A so-called bas-relief by Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) named "Bacco e Cupido (L'autunno)" that was orignally made around 1824
  
  Theme
  Bacchus crowned with vine leaves and grapes, softly lying on a sort of triclinium covered by a sheepskin, offers Cupid standing a cup of wine that the young man brings to his mouth.
  
  Material
  18K yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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  Technique
  Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewellery or vessel made in this manner. It features a raised (positive) relief image. There are three main materials for Cameo carving; Shells or Agate (called a Hardstone cameo), and glass. Cameos can beproduced by setting a carved relief, such as a portrait, onto a background of a contrasting colour. This is called an assembled cameo. Alternately, a cameo can be carved directly out of a material with integral layers or banding, such as (banded) agateor layered glass, where different layers have different colours. Sometimes dyes are used to enhance these colours. Cameos are often worn as jewellery. Stone cameos of great artistry were made in Greece dating back as far as the 6th century BC. They werevery popular in Ancient Rome, and one of the most famous stone cameos from this period is the Gemma Claudia made for the Emperor Claudius. The technique has since enjoyed periodic revivals, notably in the early Renaissance, and again in the 17th, 18thand 19th centuries.
  
  Extra information
  Bertel Thorvaldsen (19 November 1770 - 24 March 1844) was a Danish sculptor ofinternational fame and medallist, who spent most of his life (1797-1838) in Italy. Thorvaldsen was born in Copenhagen into a Danish/Icelandic family of humble means, and was accepted to the Royal Danish Academy of Artwhen he was eleven years old. Working part-time with his father, who was a wood carver, Thorvaldsen won many honors and medals at the academy. He was awarded a stipend to travel to Rome and continue his education.
  
  In Rome, Thorvaldsen made a name for himself as a sculptor. Maintaining a large workshop in the city, he worked in a heroic neo-classicist style. His patrons resided all over Europe.
  
  Upon his return toDenmark in 1838, Thorvaldsen was received as a national hero. The Thorvaldsen Museum was erected to house his works next to Christiansborg Palace. Thorvaldsen is buried within the courtyard of the museum. In his time, hewas seen as the successor of master sculptor Antonio Canova. His strict adherence to classical norms has tended to estrange modern audiences. Among his more famous public monuments are the statues of Nicolaus Copernicusand J�zef Poniatowski in Warsaw; the statue of Maximilian I in Munich; and the tomb monument of Pope Pius VII, the only work by a non-Catholic in St. Peter's Basilica.(From: Wikipedia)
  
  Precious stones
  Oneshell cameo
  
  Hallmarks
  No trace.
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  Dimensions
  4,00 cm (1,57 inch) x 5,80 cm (2,28 inch)
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  Weight
  9,10 gram (5,85 dwt)
  
  Adin Reference Nº
  22158-0089
  
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